September 13, 2007 – 3:10 pm
We always encourage are customers to try on the jewelry, even if you are "just looking". What could be more fun then trying on a $44,000 diamond ring or a stunning opal necklace like the one Liz is pictured here with?
July 17, 2007: Today’s tea was so successful that we had to bring in extra chairs! Although we ran out of the scones and Devon cream, we had plenty of other treats to fill the plates. Everyone enjoyed learning about and comparing a range of green gemstones, including peridot, chrysoberyl, emerald, chrysoprase, diamond (irradiated to [...]
EightStar diamonds stud earrings.1.22ct irradiated fancy blue diamonds in 14K white gold, $6,095.
Becky selected these blue diamonds - and the blue diamond on her wedding band - because they reminded her of Glen Lake on a cloudless day, and she likes to have the reminder of that color on her hand all the time. Natural [...]
Sunstone, to me (David), is a multi-family adventure in mining, sorting, and marketing from the tiny town of Plush in southwestern Oregon. There is no nearby interstate highway or airport. Whenever Becky and I see Judy and Jolene, who head one of these large, extended family mining ventures, we are shown photos of the [...]
Coral will be the subject of a Tuesday tea-in-the-garden talk this summer, tentatively scheduled for June 26th, and I (David) will share here just a bit of the insights that I have been gathering. I was relieved to learn that the red and pink coral used in jewelry does not come from coral reefs like [...]
Have you ever walked along Lake Michigan beaches looking for that special flat stone? It's just large enough to fit in the curve of your finger, before slinging it across the waves…..4, 5, 6 and still counting. Keep a few always at your fingertips with Becky's Skipping Stone Necklaces made with [...]
Peridot rivals the green of new ferns in the northern forests. Peridot has been put in jewelry for more than 3,500 years; earliest record by the ancient Egyptians. The birthstone for August, Peridot is also the suggested gemstone gift for the sixteenth wedding anniversary.
Becky is featuring Peridot (on our website front page) in [...]
Becky arranged to meet with a foremost supplier shortly after a major harvesting of pearls. As we shared a meal with this pearl professional, he said that Becky had already chosen the best that he had to offer. He knew many others were looking for the unique and unusual pearls which she had selected. You, [...]
